B.T.’s presence brought such a funny feeling inside. Kind
of like peace dancing. China
paused at the doorway and whispered, “Dear God, would it be okay if B.T. and I
got to be good friends? I don’t know if I’ve ever found such contentment with
anyone before.”

Summary: A movie star? Here at
camp? China
and DeeDee don’t watch tv so they didn’t know that the camper who arrived early
was actually a famous star from a tv sitcom. The friendship began naturally.
Now though, now things are different. China starts to wonder if maybe
it’s a sign from God. Maybe her friendship with B.T. is meant to take her
places, big place, far away places, places quite different than camp or her
parents’ mission field. Maybe it’s meant to catapult her into the life of the
rich and famous that despite all her experiences this summer, she still
somewhat envies. Pursuing that kind of fame isn’t free though. And China is going
to figure out just how high of a cost it really is.

Notes: Project Black Bear is the third in
the seven book China Tate series about a tenth grade girl whose parents are missionaries
in Guatemala.
She has returned to the states to spend a summer with an aunt, hoping to find a
place to fit in. She finds her place at Camp Crazy Bear and winds up staying
and working in the kitchen for the summer. The series tells of the adventures
she has in friendship and learning responsibility.

In this fourth book, China continues
learning the lesson about what outside trappings really mean. From the
beginning, she admired and envied Heather for her beauty and popularity. Then
she misjudged Rick because he didn’t look attractive. Now she’s caught up yet
again in the idea that being rich and popular means you’re better than others.
She remembers her grandma telling “There’s no one so different in this world
that you are better than they are. And even more important, there’s no one so
different in this world that they are better or more special than you.” But she
disagrees. She sees the crowds of people following B.T. and the money he has
and decides that “special was proven by your volume of friends and the
importance of your work.” She finds out just how wrong she is when she loses
both DeeDee and B.T.’s friendship and almost Magda’s in her pursuit of fame and
fortune. A chapel lesson on servanthood that has campers washing people’s feet
makes her realize just how wrong she has been about what really matters and who
is truly important.

Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale: 5/5

Reviewer: J:-)mi

Matthew 20:26-28 – Not so with you. Instead, whoever
wants to become great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to
be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Mandid not come to be served, but to serve,and to give his life
as a ransomfor many.”

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